Edgar Langsdorf Award

The Kansas Historical Foundation appoints a panel of judges to make the selection by September 1 of each year. Presentations of a plaque and award of $200 are made at the Kansas Historical Foundation annual meeting in the fall. Find a list of past recipients.

The award honors the memory of Edgar Langsdorf, a longtime employee of the Historical Society. An exceptional historian and writer, Langsdorf made many contributions to Kansas history, often unheralded.

There is no application procedure for this award. It is selected by the panel from articles published each year in Kansas History.